CareKit 2.0 supports iOS and requires Xcode 11.0 or later. The minimum supported Base SDK is 13.0. CareKit 2.0 includes the following new features and enhancements by Apple Inc. (https://github.com/carekit-apple)
- New Architecture
CareKit 2.0 has been rewritten from the ground up entirely in Swift 5. The new architecture has been reconstructed to allow for maximum customization and modularity. Splitting the framework out into various layers now enables users to tailor-make their care apps to the desired look and feel for their users.
- CareKitUI
Now a whole new separate project inside the CareKit repository, CareKitUI can be compiled and imported as a stand-alone framework without any dependencies on CareKit or the CareKitStore. CareKitUI consists of prepackaged views that developers can easily embed anywhere within their apps and populate it with personalized content.
- CareKitStore
Just like CareKitUI, the CareKitStore too can be imported in as a stand-alone framework without any dependencies. Built as a wrapper on top of CoreData, the CareKitStore offers an on-device datastore that is exclusive to your app. It comes with a predefined schema that facilitates persistence of Care Plans and associated Tasks. Developers can choose to update and modify the schema depending on their individual use cases.
- CareKit
CareKit, the framework, imports CareKitUI and CareKitStore under the hood. CareKit is all about providing complete synchronization between the UI and the underlying database and this synchronization is powered by the all new Combine feature available in Swift 5. Another key highlight of CareKit is its modularity. This modularity gives developers the freedom to utilize the CareKitStore or plug-in their own custom store that conforms to the OCKStore protocol in order to leverage the synchronization functionality for free. Additionally, developers can now use custom views or inject custom views that conform to our protocols to get the synchronization functionality at no cost.
- Tasks
The two entities previously know as Assessments and Interventions have been collapsed into a single Task entity. Tasks can be displayed in cards using any of a number of styles. Task card styles exist for a number of common use cases, simple tasks that only need to be performed once, tasks that should be performed several times, and tasks that can be performed any number of times.
- Charts
CareKit offers views and view controllers that display charts. The views can be styled and filled with custom data, and support multiple data series. The view controllers fetch and display data in the view, and update the view when the data changes. CareKit currently supports line, scatter, and bar charts.
- Contacts
CareKit offers views and view controllers that display contacts. The views can be styled and filled with custom data. The view controllers fetch and display data in the view, and update the view when the data changes. CareKit currently supports a simple and detailed contact view.
- List View Controllers
CareKit provides higher order view controllers that easily fetch and display data in a store. The first is a view controller that displays tasks and completion for a given day in the week. The second is a list of contacts.
- Styling
All CareKit views can be easily styled for a custom user interface by injecting a list of style constants. Views inherit the style of their parent, making it easy to quickly style or brand an app.
- Updated Database Schema
The database schema has been updated to handle new care-centric data types. The store now models Patients, Care Plans, Contacts, Tasks, Schedules, Outcomes, Outcome Values, and Notes. The store has been reinvented as an append only versioned database, and now allows you to keep a fully versioned history of key records.
- Scheduling
Task scheduling has been greatly improved in CareKit 2.0. It is now possible to create arbitrarily complex and precise schedules.
- Sample App
The Sample App (OCKSample project in CareKit's workspace) serves as a template application that combines different modules from the CareKit framework. It's a great starting point for your own CareKit apps.
- Catalog App
The Catalog App (OCKCatalog project in CareKit's workspace) showcases the views and controllers available in CareKit. It's an excellent reference for the visual building blocks available in CareKit, and is useful for designers and engineers who want to know what building blocks are available to them.
CareKit 1.2 supports iOS and requires Xcode 8.0 or later. The minimum supported Base SDK is 9.0. CareKit 1.2 includes the following new features and enhancements by Apple Inc.
- Care Contents Card
The Sample App (OCKSample project in CareKit's workspace) now includes a Care Contents view controller, which allows for activities and interventions to be seen in the same place. You may still choose to use the *Care Card *and Symptom Tracker view controllers independently to separate out care “to-do’s” and measurement tracking if desired.
- Optional Activities
Intervention and assessment activity types can now be tagged as “optional”. Completion of optional activities do not contribute to a user’s daily completion goals, and are well suited for “take as needed” care activities – such as pain medications or optional physical activities.
- Read Only Activity Type
You can now create a new class of activity called “read only” by utilizing the ReadOnly initializer. Read only activities can be used to display information which do not require any action from the user. Examples can include day-of-surgery dietary instructions, or tricks and tips that might be interesting to share throughout a user’s care journey.
- Updated Header View and 28 Glyph Icons
The header view across Care Card, Symptom Tracker and the New Care Contents has been updated to display a daily ring view with customizable glyphs inside to represent completion of care activities. The Apple team has designed 28 icons that can be used within the ring view, and are compatible as Apple Watch complications. Once a user reaches 100%, the ring will fill in and a star badge will appear to easily identify days of full compliance.
- Updated Insights Tab with Thresholds
The Insights view controller has been updated to include the ability to display thresholds. You can now set thresholds in your assessment or intervention activities, and display alert UI and tint colors on the Insights view controller if thresholds are broken.
- Inbox Feature in Connect
We’ve updated the Inbox view controller to include UI for messaging between consumers and care teams, friends, and family members. Developers can choose to include this functionality in use cases where asynchronous messaging might play a crucial role in a consumer’s care journey.
- Cloud Bridge API
We’re making data sharing between CareKit apps even easier with the new addition of our Cloud Bridge API. The bridge API is an Abstract cloud API that conforms to the CareKit schema and enables data syncing without any additional configuration. It’s designed to allow CareKit based apps to seamlessly integrate with backend cloud solutions, and is based upon the current CareKit data model and architecture The bridge API provides all of the necessary hooks through delegate functions for cloud bridge’s to seamlessly hook into the CareKit framework, allowing developers or current cloud providers to conform to the CareKit schema with reduced effort and create backend solutions that fit directly into the current framework architecture.
CareKit 1.1 supports iOS and requires Xcode 8.0 or later. The minimum supported Base SDK is 9.0.
CareKit 1.1 includes the following new features and enhancements.
- Care Card on Apple Watch
Contributed by Apple Inc..
The Sample App (OCKSample project in CareKit's workspace) now includes a watch app. The app works out of the box. Included in the Watch group is the Watch Connectivity Manager which abstracts the logic of communicating the Care Card data between the phone and the watch.
The Care Plan Store has also been updated to support Apple Watch.
- New Test App
Contributed by Apple Inc..
The New Test App is written entirely in Swift and provides extensive coverage for all CareKit Modules.
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Other Improvements
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3D Touch Support
Contributed by Troy Tsubota.
The Care Card and Connect view controllers have been updated to support 3D Touch. In the Care Card view controller, a user can 3D Touch on an activity to peek and pop. In the Connect view controller, a user can peek, pop, and use perform actions right from the master screen.
- FaceTime in Connect
Contributed by Micah Hainline.
FaceTime calls can now be made from within the Connect module. Apart from FaceTime support, Connect now has the ability to create any custom method of communication (such as fax).
CareKit 1.0 supports iOS and requires Xcode 6.3 or later. The minimum supported Base SDK is 9.0.
CareKit 1.0 includes the following new features and enhancements.
- Care Plan Store
Contributed by Apple Inc..
CareKit stores activities in a database called the Care Plan Store. This database is located at the URL provided by the developer. The Care Plan Store is encrypted using standard file-system encryption.
The Care Plan Store can store intervention and assessment activities. Each activity has a schedule that the Care Plan Store uses to create event objects. The store can be dynamically updated and modified.
- Care Card
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Care Card is a view controller that displays the intervention activities for a selected date. It provides a way to track activity completion and user adherence.
A developer can modify the Care Plan Store by adding, removing, or modifying an activity and the Care Card responds by automatically updating the user interface.
The mask image on the Care Card can be customized to provide a themed user experience.
- Symptom and Measurement Tracker
Contributed by Apple Inc..
Symptom and Measurement Tracker is a view controller that displays the assessment activities for a selected date. It provides a way to monitor subjective and objective measurements.
A developer can modify the Care Plan Store by adding, removing, or modifying an activity and the Symptom and Measurement Tracker responds by automatically updating the user interface.
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Insights Dashboard
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The Insights Dashboard is a view controller that displays message items, such as an alert or tip, and charts, such as the grouped bar chart.
A developer can subclass the OCKInsightItem and OCKChart classes to create new message items and charts.
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Grouped Bar Chart
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The Grouped Bar Chart displays a series of data grouped into categories. The chart can be used with the Insights Dashboard using the OCKBarChart object, or it can be used directly using OCKGroupedBarChartView.
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Connect
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Connect is a view controller that displays contact information for care team members, friends, and family. Connect supports communicating with contacts through email, messaging, and phone. It also supports a user interface for sending reports that you can create using the Document Exporter module
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Document Exporter
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The Document Exporter module supports creating an HTML or PDF document. Although you can provide any data you’d like, the intent is to export data from the Care Plan Store. The exporter can display text, charts, images, and tables.
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Sample App
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The Sample App (OCKSample project in CareKit's workspace) serves as a template application that combines different modules from the CareKit framework. It also shows how to use ResearchKit surveys and active tasks with CareKit.
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Test App
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The Test App (OCKTest project in CareKit's workspace) serves as an application to test different modules and features from the CareKit framework.